Notable Alumni

During its more than 200-year history, Lawrenceville has produced more than its fair share of prominent graduates in virtually every field of human endeavor. Following is a partial list, with their class year (some approximate) and most recent or most recognizable achievement.

Authors

Bill Berkson, 1957; Portrait and Dream: New and Selected PoemsFrederick Buechner, 1943; Yellow Leaves: A MiscellanyHodding Carter IV, 1980; Off the Deep EndRichard Halliburton, 1917; The Royal Road to Romance: Travelers’ Tales ClassicsOwen Johnson, 1895; The Lawrenceville StoriesJames Merrill, 1943; The Changing Light at SandoverStacey Patton, 1996; That Mean Old Yesterday Fred Mustard Stewart, 1950; The Magnificent SavagesThorton Wilder, former Lawrenceville faculty member, Bridge of San Luis Rey (written while at the School) and Our Town

Education & Academia

George Akerlof, 1958; Nobel Laureate in Economics and Professor, UC-BerkeleyRobert J. Burkhardt Jr., 1958; founder and former head,
Eagle Rock SchoolCharles Fried, 1952; Professor, Harvard Law School, and former United States Solicitor GeneralRobert F. Goheen, 1936; 16th President of Princeton University and former U.S. Ambassador to India Phil Jordan, 1950; former president Kenyon CollegeLewis Perry, 1894; former Lawrenceville faculty and 8th Principal of Phillips Exeter Academy

Military

Sir Hamish S. Forbes, 1934; Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE), Awarded Military Cross (MC), MajorCol. Jonathan Jaffin, M.D., 1973; Director, Health Policy and Services, Office of the Surgeon GeneralJames McQueen McIntosh, 1837-1840; Brigadier General for Confederate Army John Baillie McIntosh, 1837-1840; Brigadier General for Union Army Jarvis Offutt, 1913; World War I aviator for whom Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska, is namedHorace Porter, 1854; Brigadier General in Civil War and Medal of Honor winner, Grant’s personal secretary at the White House and U.S. Ambassador to France Hugh Lenox Scott, 1869; former Superintendent, West Point, and U.S. Army Chief of Staff Alfred A. Woodhull, 1852; Brigadier General and Army surgeon, Office of the Surgeon General; a pioneer in establishing standards for military hygiene